Undergraduate Council

Overview

Auspices

The Undergraduate Council is a standing council of the USF Faculty Senate and receives
authority for its actions through that body.

Charge

The Undergraduate Council is responsible for recommending to the President, Provost,
and the Dean of Undergraduate Studies and reporting to the Faculty Senate on matters
pertaining to undergraduate courses, curricula, institutional programs, and degrees
of the University. Responsibilities include periodic evaluation of academic policy
and existing or proposed programs. The Council shall advise the President, the Provost,
and the Dean of Undergraduate Studies on the development of future undergraduate programs
at the University and shall aid them in developing, reviewing and updating the University's
statement of academic goals and objectives.

Operating Procedures

The Council shall develop its own operating procedures, subject to approval by the
Provost which shall include:

Provision of appropriate liaison with various levels of university administration
and other appropriate university councils and standing committees.

Provision for review of proposals for adoption and deletion of curricula, degrees,
programs, divisions and undergraduate departments.

Provision for a continuing evaluation of the total university's undergraduate academic
program.

Membership

Membership shall consist of one faculty representative from each college or unit with
voting representation in the Faculty Senate; one additional faculty representative
from any college having more than 250 full-time faculty members; a third faculty representative
from any college having more than 400 full-time faculty members; plus two members-at-large.

Faculty members of the council will be appointed for staggered three-year terms, with
one third retiring each year. Members may serve two consecutive terms, after which
they must retire from the council for one full year before seeking re-appointment.

Three undergraduate students to be appointed for one-year terms; may be reappointed.

Registrar (ex-officio and nonvoting) or designee.

Chair of the Undergraduate Council from the preceding year (ex-officio and nonvoting).

Dean of Undergraduate Studies (ex-officio and nonvoting).

Chair of the General Education Council (ex officio and nonvoting)

Appointment

Nominees will submit nomination forms to the Committee on Committees of the Faculty
Senate which will review each nominee. The members of this council will be appointed
by the Faculty Senate President upon recommendation from the Faculty Senate.

Chair

Chair shall be elected from the three faculty members in their final year of term
of service. In the event no final year person is willing to accept the chair, it may
be offered to a second-year faculty member.